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After speaking with her team, Zoe had moved away from them a little, noticeably trying to distance herself from the other people in the room. It wouldn't help anyone if she got herself disqualified before her own fight even started. Might be some kind of record, but not the type she wanted to be setting. As it was, she just glared at anyone that came too close before turning her attention to the monitor.

Despite her worries, Zoe couldn't help but grin as the other two teams faced off. Say what you would about their performances, that was [i]fun[/i] to watch. Maybe she'd felt a little too enthusiastic when watching some of the more violent encounters, but that wasn't unexpected. Saying that Zoe had a sadistic streak would be an understatement.

Knowing what people did wrong might prevent them from making the same mistakes when it really mattered, so Zoe was surprisingly dutiful in making notes on the battle, and once she wiped the grin off of her face she was straight over to the desk to write down her thoughts. Not that she was exactly nice about it. After all, they wanted criticism, so that was what they were getting.

[Quote][h3]General Thoughts[/h3]

I mean, that was definitely a fight. You guys didn't hold back at getting straight into the action, that's for sure! There were some pretty decent showdowns out there, and I'm impressed!

Or I would be, if this was an exercise in [u]missing the fucking point.[/u]

You're in teams for a reason, you know. If you were meant to just be beating each other's faces in then the healers wouldn't be a thing in the first place. So next time think about what you're actually trying to do instead of making the whole thing into a dick-measuring contest (literally for some of you, but I'm saying no more on that front).

Seriously, the idea of 'watching out for each other' went so far over everyone's heads you could've made it into a goddamn satellite.

Okay, got that out of my system. Moving on.

[h3]Suggested improvements[/h3]

[u]Team 1 - Abusement Park[/u]

Well, you won. That's always an upside. Well done, I guess. Your opponents shot themselves in the foot right out of the gate, but you guys at least took the opportunities they gave you. Some of you anyway. And by some of you, I mean Grant and Sander - because they worked together, in what is [i]apparently[/i] a display of tactical brilliance to the rest of you people. Whichever one came up with it contributed a hell of a lot to that win.

But yeah, the rest of you were pretty quick to split up, and I'd say at least a couple of you came pretty close to losing your fights. I'm all for taking risks, and I'd rather you were doing that than crying in the corner like a bitch or something else equally stupid, but try and make sure they're the right risks to take. It paid off this time, but a lot of them could have gone the other way if your opponents weren't too busy playing to the cameras. Even with that, you weren't in a state to fight after.

If you get yourself knocked out killing a monster, chances are it'll have a buddy around to finish you off unless there's a teammate there to defend you, and clearly this all showed you can't afford to rely on that. Losing your life for the sake of bravado just isn't worth it.

[u]Team 2 - Scorgasms[/u]

How about we start with the first minute, because that's how quickly everything fell apart for you guys. Well, I'll admit that the plan does sound good at first glance - Siena didn't take long to track down the healers either - but if you're gonna try and do a 3 on 4 situation, you have to be confident you can actually pull it off.

Don't bet your life on the gamble that you're [i]that much[/i] stronger than an unknown. Not a good move, and sure enough, you got your asses kicked - because let's be honest about this, they got every one of your flags plus your healer. That's an asskicking by any stretch of the imagination.

You guys seem pretty strong individually, but you're so desperate to prove that that you didn't give a rat's ass about the point of the game. Basically, your powers are strong but your teamwork was shitty. Like 'saw the other team coming and fucked yourselves to save them the trouble' kind of shitty. So drop the showmanship and ego-boosting and focus on your actual objectives, because when you're getting ripped to shreds no-one cares if you look good doing it.


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After a few minutes of scribbling she looked over her paper, which was covered in spiky, hastily-written thoughts. Honestly, Zoe wasn't sure how anonymous this would end up being, because she really doubted it would be hard for anyone to guess which one she'd written.
 
Satisfied, she handed over her paper with a slight grin. Reading it over did make her realise she was being a bit of a hypocrite seeing as recklessness was basically her MO out on the battlefield, but this was a 'do as I say, not as I do' type of situation. At the end of the day Zoe knew she was putting herself in danger, but her safety wasn't really a priority. Besides, listening to her own advice wasn't anywhere near as much fun.

After all, the day wasn't over yet. There was still her own run to get through - and she still wasn't sure how to handle it. All she could do was hope she didn't go too far if she ended up fighting. Her fists clenched and unclenched anxiously as she thought over the scenario. Non-lethal. Ten minutes of control. Couldn't be that difficult, right?